Welcome to Horse Heaven ...

Horse Heaven is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Horse Heaven has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horse Heaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Horse Heaven is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Horse Heaven lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Horse Heaven lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Horse Heaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Horse Heaven - they are located in Connecticut and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horse Heaven.

Communities near Horse Heaven ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horse Heaven.

• Richland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• West Richland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richland
  • West Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Richland <4>
• Umatilla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <4>
• Prosser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
  • Prosser is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosser <4>
• Boardman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Boardman is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <4>
• Benton City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
  • Benton City is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton City <4>
• Irrigon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
  • Irrigon is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <4>
• Paterson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paterson <4>
• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Benton County
• Power City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Horse Heaven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horse Heaven.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horse Heaven. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horse Heaven.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Heaven. See our Newspapers Page for Horse Heaven.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Heaven ...

Looking for more information about Horse Heaven? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Horse Heaven, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horse Heaven.

Adding Horse Heaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horse Heaven in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Horse Heaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Horse Heaven post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horse Heaven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horse Heaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/